Urakawa浦河町

Urakawa-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Urakawa (浦河町, Urakawa-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 12,074 (2020 census), area 694.26 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Urakawa District, Hokkaidō Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

浦河町

Reading

Urakawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Urakawa District 浦河郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

12,074 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.7% from 13,075

Area

694.26 km²

Density

17 people per km²

Households

5,936

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

33.9%

Foreign residents

256 (2.1%)

Code

01607 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.urakawa.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Urakawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Samani Town様似町
• Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町
• Taiki Town大樹町
• Hiro Town広尾町

Questions about Urakawa

Is Urakawa a city, a town, or a village?

Urakawa (浦河町) is a town (町, cho) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Urakawa District (浦河郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Urakawa?

Urakawa is in Hokkaidō Prefecture (北海道), in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Urakawa?

12,074 at the 2020 census, down 7.7% from 13,075 in 2015. The area is 694.26 km², which is 17 people per km². 5,936 households. 33.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Urakawa?

Four: Samani Town (様似町), Shinhidaka Town (新ひだか町), Taiki Town (大樹町), and Hiro Town (広尾町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Urakawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Urakawa written in Japanese?

浦河町, read Urakawa-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Urakawa begin?

北海道浦河郡浦河町… (Hokkaidō, Urakawa-gun, Urakawa-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.